His nickname is “Bob Z” and he patterns his game after Edmonton’s Ales Hemsky – “he’s a fast paced, energy player."

His most memorable hockey moment was winning the Five Nations Tournament in overtime after being down 3-1 with two minutes to go.

Started playing hockey at the age of nine after he received a toy hockey stick for Christmas.

Credits Kyle Krug and John Hynes for having had the most influence on his career – “Kyle has taught me a lot about the game and believed in me, while John has done so much to teach me to be a more complete player”.

If he could have dinner with any three people he would choose: his best friend David Wohlberg, Wayne Gretzky and his favorite player Ilya Kovalchuk.